6 Minute Grammar
BBC Radio
Learn English grammar in six minutes. Every Tuesday join two of our presenters and learn a new key area of grammar. Our presenters include Finn, Emma, Rob, Neil, Sophie & Alice.
06:02 | Jan 29th
We talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs.
06:12 | Jan 22nd
Learn a tense to talk about something that was happening before another event in the past
06:12 | Jan 15th
Listen to 6 Minute Grammar - the best way to learn about comparatives and superlatives!
06:17 | Jan 8th
Finn wants to talk but Catherine keeps hitting him! Find out why in this 6 Minute Grammar
06:19 | Oct 30th, 2018
Finn and Catherine talk about 'both', 'every', all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.
06:11 | Oct 23rd, 2018
It's time to learn all about this verb form with Neil and Catherine.
06:08 | Oct 16th, 2018
We take a look at the present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses.
06:17 | Oct 9th, 2018
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
06:02 | Oct 2nd, 2018
How to use 'used to' and 'would' to talk about things we did regularly in the past.
06:36 | Sep 25th, 2018
How to talk about the future with 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to'.
06:31 | Sep 18th, 2018
What do question tags mean and what do we use them for? We can explain, can't we?
06:37 | Sep 11th, 2018
Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
06:46 | Sep 4th, 2018
Is it ever OK to say "I'm loving your work"? Neil and Catherine look at state verbs.
06:12 | Aug 28th, 2018
We talk about unreal or imaginary situations using the second conditional.
06:10 | Aug 21st, 2018
Neil, Sophie and Catherine teach you how to use the first conditional.
06:07 | Jul 31st, 2018
Neil and Catherine go on a 'tense tour' of six very important English tenses.
06:06 | Jul 24th, 2018
Rob and Catherine go shopping to help you learn about the words too, very and enough!
06:18 | Jul 17th, 2018
Learn how to form questions when you want to ask about a subject or an object.
06:07 | Jul 10th, 2018
Neil and Catherine help you learn about using the phrase 'used to' to talk about the past
06:08 | Jul 3rd, 2018
Sophie and Neil talk about how to use the words may, might and could.
06:10 | Jun 26th, 2018
This is the episode of 6 Minute Grammar that will help you understand relative clauses!
06:10 | Jun 19th, 2018
Finn and Alice discuss the present perfect with just, already and yet.
06:13 | Jun 12th, 2018
Who is the tallest - Rob or Sophie? Find out about comparatives and superlatives.
06:09 | Jun 5th, 2018
Neil and Sophie talk about the use of the present perfect with 'for' and 'since'
06:10 | May 29th, 2018
Finn and Alice use the words 'ever' and 'never' to talk about life experiences.
06:02 | May 22nd, 2018
When is a verb followed by a gerund - and when is it followed by an infinitive?
06:10 | Jan 23rd, 2018
Catherine and Callum explain the difference between 'used to' and 'be used to'
06:08 | Jan 16th, 2018
Callum and Catherine have a couple of ways of talking about the future
06:16 | Jan 9th, 2018
Callum and Catherine discuss four different types of phrasal verb
06:14 | Jan 2nd, 2018
Catherine saw a monkey in a tree on her way to work today. Hear more about this story and find out how to use narrative tenses
06:09 | Dec 20th, 2017
Callum and Catherine explore the topic of relative clauses. You'll learn about defining and non-defining relative clauses and the relative pronouns we use with them
06:14 | Dec 12th, 2017
Finn and Catherine use 'will', 'going to', 'might' and 'be likely to', to talk about the future
06:09 | Dec 5th, 2017
Join Callum, Catherine and Finn as they talk through this topic
06:02 | Nov 28th, 2017
Callum and Catherine talk about the three positions where adverbs usually go when used with verbs. They explain where to put adverbs when used with modals, questions and negatives
06:12 | Nov 21st, 2017
Do you want to talk about past events that happened before other past events? The past perfect continuous can help. Find out more with Neil and Catherine
06:12 | Nov 14th, 2017
Learn about comparatives and superlatives - and find out why Catherine had a terrible journey to work this morning
06:17 | Nov 7th, 2017
Finn wants to talk about English grammar – but Catherine keeps hitting him! Find out why and learn about the active and passive voices
06:10 | Aug 1st, 2017
Finn & Catherine use will, going to, might and be likely to, to talk about the future
06:04 | Jul 18th, 2017
Have you ever eaten insects? Catherine and Neil talk about unusual food and give you 3 rules to help you choose between the present perfect and past simple tenses
06:15 | Jul 11th, 2017
Is it ever ok to say 'I'm loving your work'? If you're still unsure about the difference between state verbs and action verbs, listen on
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